Large-scale anaerobic degradation of betaine

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1176-1182

  Thalasso, Frederic ^a   Van Der Burgt, Jaap ^a   O'Flaherty, Vincent ^a   Colleran, Emer ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anaerobic degradation; Anaerobic treatment plant; Betaine; Molasses; N,N,N trimethyl glycine; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; MOLASSES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BETAINE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

BETAINE; MOLASSES; SULFATE;

FOOD PROCESSING; NITROGEN; SUGAR; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; FERMENTATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033428543     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4660(199912)74:12<1176::AID-JCTB156>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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